Errol Spence Jr. might be down, but he doesn't believe that he’s quite out. For the first time in his career, the Dallas native knows what it feels like to come out on the losing end of a boxing match. (photo by Ryan Hafey)

On July 29th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) was simply unable to get his engine going against Terence Crawford. The listless former champion was thoroughly dominated before being ultimately stopped in the ninth round.

With welts protruding everywhere and a nosebleed that continued to flow during the post-fight presser, Spence pushed all of his chips back to the center of the table. Their first clash may have been a disaster but Spence isn’t unnerved over the possibility of facing him again. Just minutes after his defeat, the now-former champ revealed that he fully plans on activating his immediate rematch clause.

News of Spence wanting to run things back nearly made Tim Bradley fall off his chair. Through those nine violent rounds, Bradley didn't notice a single adjustment that could be made. Spence though, is taking his defeat with a grain of salt. After he heals up and receives medical clearance, the 33-year-old plans on throwing on his hard hat, dissecting what went wrong, and getting right to work.

Losing in the fashion that Spence did is a bitter pill to swallow in Bradley's opinion. Yet, according to the newly inducted Hall of Famer, it doesn’t matter what bag of tricks he attempts to stuff up his sleeve for their rematch. As the saying goes, you simply can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

“Spence is who he is," Bradley told FightHype.com recently. "Ain’t nothing gonna change. You easy to read. You cannot be easy to read when you're in the ring with a great fighter that can make adjustments and can read you like a book.”

Regardless of Bradley’s words, Spence does have a trump card. Although Crawford, thanks to his win, has the ability to choose the weight class for their impending rematch, Spence is hoping that Crawford will be just as tired as he is about making the 147-pound weight limit.

Crawford at least hinted that Spence’s request is one that he would also benefit from. The extra seven pounds thrown onto his frame is one that Spence believes could change everything. From Bradley’s point of view, however, the weight class is an extraneous factor. When it’s all said and done, if their rematch does take place, not only does Bradley expect Crawford to pick up the win, but he’s convinced that this time around, the punishment he’ll inflict will be multiplied.

“If you want to come at 154, it’s going to be worse the second time.”